Assistant Commercial Manager (Estimating)

Job Responsibilities

1. Distributes work to juniors, gives guidance/assist the juniors to prepare quotations on difficult/critical jobs
2. Instructs the typist to type the quotations in priority order
3. Negotiates tender/contract with owners/superintendents in shipyard, local/overseas (for additional work/new contracts)
4. Analyses lost bids for gathering data for future reference
5. Liaises with subcontractors/suppliers for cost estimates
6. Looks for areas of cost-control in estimates and better estimating methods
7. Inspects vessel in local/overseas and prepares quotation for certain complicated/major contract
8. Checks the quotations prepared by the juniors to ensure with minimum qualifying remarks in owner’s conditions of contracts and repair specification and adjust the final pricing
9. Answers and assists the juniors to answer queries from owners
10. Ensures the safety of personnel through compliance with Occupational Safety and Health and Environmental Regulations
11. Ensures that Health, Safety & Environmental operating procedures are followed and counsel employees about compliance as necessary
12. Participates in the preparation of Safe work, Environmental control and Emergency procedures
13. Ensures that all Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality (HSEQ) plans are followed
14. Any other tasks and responsibilities assigned from time to time

Job Requirement

1. Degree or Diploma, City & Guild in Shipbuilding, Engineering or equivalent certification or GCE ‘O’ Level with relevant working experience
2. 4 years’ working experience as estimators in a similar capacity
3. Resourceful, cool-minded, excellent leadership and be able to work under stressful conditions
4. Knowledge of cost estimates in marine industry, market structure, market changes, subcontractors’ and suppliers’ capabilities and prices
5. Willing to work late on weekdays, weekends and public holidays should there be urgent tender deadlines to meet
6. Willing to travel overseas to inspect vessel/negotiate tender when necessary
7. Need to be technically sound in marine industry work, know the market rate and have negotiation skills